<s>
Swarm	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hothead	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
swarmites	O
as	O
a	O
collective	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
swarmite	O
has	O
individual	O
intelligence	O
meaning	O
interaction	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
swarm	B-Application
is	O
always	O
dynamic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2011	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
reached	O
13,000	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
showed	O
numbers	O
nearing	O
2,000	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
the	O
tentacle	O
emerge	O
50	O
swarmites	O
—	O
small	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
bipedal	O
creatures	O
who	O
always	O
move	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
pack	O
,	O
or	O
swarm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
characters	O
known	O
as	O
swarmites	O
who	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
collective	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
began	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
submission	O
to	O
the	O
Great	O
Canadian	O
Video	O
Game	O
Competition	O
held	O
by	O
Telefilm	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
swarmite	O
in	O
the	O
swarm	B-Application
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
individual	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
a	O
live	O
tally	O
of	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
all	O
swarmites	O
killed	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
announced	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
entered	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
submission	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
developer	O
Hothead	O
Games	O
released	O
several	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
which	O
discussed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
advertised	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swarm	B-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
entire	O
package	O
has	O
a	O
slick	O
coat	O
of	O
polish	O
on	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lower	O
scores	O
came	O
from	O
Ludwig	O
Kietzmann	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
better	O
executions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
echoed	O
other	O
critics	O
 '	O
comments	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
difficulty	O
,	O
"	O
Swarm	B-Application
will	O
provide	O
a	O
stern	O
test	O
of	O
both	O
skill	O
and	O
patience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Cameron	O
Lewis	O
praised	O
the	O
games	O
light-hearted	O
attitude	O
,	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
emphasis	O
on	O
constant	O
scoring	O
keeps	O
the	O
action	B-Application
trucking	O
at	O
a	O
steady	O
clip.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
4,200	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
7,700	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2011	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
reached	O
13,000	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
showed	O
numbers	O
nearing	O
over	O
2,000	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year-end	O
2011	O
sales	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
exceeded	O
20,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
